On Friday, May 23, the "Modern Family" actress announced via WhoSay that the two would be spending time apart. In her post Vergara wrote, "Not that anyone should care, but in order to not give the press the chance to invent crazy and hurtful drama, I prefer to tell my fans personally that Nick and I have decided to be apart."

The actress went on to add that the two have had trouble balancing their work and personal lives. "We have been having too many problems with figuring out how to spend time together and because of my work and now his, its been getting worse and worse. Not fun anymore," she said. "We are still very close but we believe it's the best thing for us right now."